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eneditor@ssireview.orgCopyright 20162016-12-09T17:00:00+00:00Playing for Their Lives: The Global El Sistema Movement for Social Change Through Musichttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/playing_for_their_lives_global_el_sistema_movement_music_tunstall_booth
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/playing_for_their_lives_global_el_sistema_movement_music_tunstall_booth#When:14:28:00ZHow a Venezuelan model of music education is bringing a sense of inclusion to children in immigrant communities in Denmark—and around the world.
By Tricia Tunstall & Eric Booth
How a Venezuelan model of music education is bringing a sense of inclusion to children in immigrant communities in Denmark—and around the world.]]>2016-09-13T14:28:00+00:00Designers’ Evolving Roles in Governmenthttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/designers_evolving_roles_in_government
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/designers_evolving_roles_in_government#When:10:00:00ZHow can the public sector create a culture that's friendly to human-centered design?
By Mollie Ruskin & Jessica Teal
How can the public sector create a culture that's friendly to human-centered design?]]>2016-08-17T10:00:00+00:00Diving In: Nonprofits, NGOs, and Designhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/diving_in_nonprofits_ngos_and_design_leap_dialogues_artcenter
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/diving_in_nonprofits_ngos_and_design_leap_dialogues_artcenter#When:14:02:00ZA dialogue about how nonprofits can do a better job integrating design thinking into their work.
By Jocelyn Wyatt & Jeff Wishnie
A dialogue about how nonprofits can do a better job integrating design thinking into their work.]]>2016-07-27T14:02:00+00:00Education and the Commercial Mindsethttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/education_and_the_commercial_mindset_samuel_abrams
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/education_and_the_commercial_mindset_samuel_abrams#When:15:00:00ZA chief reason for Finnish schools' much-touted success is that, ironically, they have done a better job implementing core business strategies than many explicitly market-based educational models.
By Samuel E. Abrams
A chief reason for Finnish schools' much-touted success is that, ironically, they have done a better job implementing core business strategies than many explicitly market-based educational models. ]]>2016-07-13T15:00:00+00:00Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteeringhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/hoping_to_help_the_promises_and_pitfalls_of_global_health_volunteering
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/hoping_to_help_the_promises_and_pitfalls_of_global_health_volunteering#When:15:00:00ZDrawing on extensive field research and surveys, Lasker suggests several ways to make international health volunteering more effective.
By Judith Lasker
Drawing on extensive field research and surveys, Lasker suggests several ways to make international health volunteering more effective.]]>2016-06-27T15:00:00+00:00Delivering on Digital: The Innovators and Technologies That Are Transforming Governmenthttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/delivering_on_digital_innovators_and_technologies_transforming_government
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/delivering_on_digital_innovators_and_technologies_transforming_government#When:14:58:00ZThis excerpt from the newly released book Delivering on Digital looks at how the government in New South Wales, Australia, has used digital technologies and human-centered design to build a welfare system centered around individual children.
By William D. Eggers
This excerpt from the newly released book Delivering on Digital looks at how the government in New South Wales, Australia, has used digital technologies and human-centered design to build a welfare system centered around individual children.]]>2016-06-13T14:58:00+00:00Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Whyhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/helping_children_succeed_what_works_and_why
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/helping_children_succeed_what_works_and_why#When:16:57:00ZBuilding on his previous work about the importance of personal traits such as perseverance in student success, Paul Tough focuses Helping Children Succeed on how educators, policymakers, and parents can help children develop those attributes.
By Paul Tough
Building on his previous work about the importance of personal traits such as perseverance in student success, Paul Tough focuses Helping Children Succeed on how educators, policymakers, and parents can help children develop those attributes.]]>2016-05-31T16:57:00+00:00The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Futurehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/book_excerpt_the_third_wave_an_entrepreneurs_vision_of_the_future
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/book_excerpt_the_third_wave_an_entrepreneurs_vision_of_the_future#When:10:00:00ZThe cofounder of AOL looks at the Internet's potential to transform the social sector, on issues from healthcare to food access.
By Steve Case
The cofounder of AOL looks at the Internet's potential to transform the social sector, on issues from healthcare to food access.]]>2016-05-16T10:00:00+00:00Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalizationhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/book_excerpt_global_inequality_new_approach_for_age_of_globalization
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/book_excerpt_global_inequality_new_approach_for_age_of_globalization#When:14:30:00ZThis passage from Global Inequality argues that we should focus less on inequalities between specific identity groups and more on reducing overall wealth gaps.
By Branko Milanovic
This passage from Global Inequality argues that we should focus less on inequalities between specific identity groups and more on reducing overall wealth gaps.]]>2016-05-03T14:30:00+00:00An Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcarehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/book_excerpt_an_epidemic_of_empathy_in_healthcare
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/book_excerpt_an_epidemic_of_empathy_in_healthcare#When:14:30:00ZA new book looks at how to deliver compassionate, connected patient care—and how that approach can create a competitive advantage.
By Thomas H. Lee
A new book looks at how to deliver compassionate, connected patient care—and how that approach can create a competitive advantage.]]>2016-04-19T14:30:00+00:00An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organizationhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/an_everyone_culture_becoming_a_deliberately_developmental_organization
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/an_everyone_culture_becoming_a_deliberately_developmental_organization#When:14:15:00ZAn Everyone Culture argues that organizations do best when they build an environment that encourages constant personal development among their employees.
By Robert Kegan & Lisa LaheyAn Everyone Culture argues that organizations do best when they build an environment that encourages constant personal development among their employees.]]>2016-04-06T14:15:00+00:00Democratic by Design: How Carsharing, Co-ops, and Community Land Trusts Are Reinventing Americahttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/democratic_by_design_how_carsharing_co_ops_reinventing_america_metcalf
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/democratic_by_design_how_carsharing_co_ops_reinventing_america_metcalf#When:14:56:00ZIn Democratic by Design, Gabriel Metcalf looks at how small-scale, self-organized projects that work outside the traditional structures of government and business can scale up to effect widespread social change.
By Gabriel Metcalf
In Democratic by Design, Gabriel Metcalf looks at how small-scale, self-organized projects that work outside the traditional structures of government and business can scale up to effect widespread social change. ]]>2016-03-23T14:56:00+00:00Squandering America’s Futurehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/squandering_americas_future
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/squandering_americas_future#When:16:39:00ZSquandering America’s Future offers an irreverent critique of the way we rear and educate children today, with profiles of change makers—ingenious gymnasts who keep their balance on the three-legged stool of research, practice, and policy.
By Susan OchshornSquandering America’s Future offers an irreverent critique of the way we rear and educate children today, with profiles of change makers—ingenious gymnasts who keep their balance on the three-legged stool of research, practice, and policy.]]>2015-10-19T16:39:00+00:00Green Giants: How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesseshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/green_giants_how_smart_companies_turn_sustainability_into_billion_dollar_bu
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/green_giants_how_smart_companies_turn_sustainability_into_billion_dollar_bu#When:20:20:00ZGreen Giants shares the six factors that have enabled these extraordinary firms to crack the code on profitable, sustainable business and offers a blueprint corporate leaders and entrepreneurs alike can follow.
By E. Freya WilliamsGreen Giants shares the six factors that have enabled these extraordinary firms to crack the code on profitable, sustainable business and offers a blueprint corporate leaders and entrepreneurs alike can follow.]]>2015-09-14T20:20:00+00:00Peers Inchttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/peers_inc
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/peers_inc#When:15:52:00ZPeers Inc explores how age-old concepts of capitalism, consumerism, and even ownership are taking on new meaning in today’s marketplace of the "sharing economy."Business, Social Entrepreneurship
By Robin ChasePeers Inc explores how age-old concepts of capitalism, consumerism, and even ownership are taking on new meaning in today’s marketplace of the "sharing economy."]]>2015-08-13T15:52:00+00:00Compassionate Careers: Making a Living by Making a Differencehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/compassionate_careers_making_a_living_by_making_a_difference
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/compassionate_careers_making_a_living_by_making_a_difference#When:17:00:00ZCompassionate Careers explores a number of career paths that provide opportunities for service-focused passions to unite and empower a new movement.Business, Socially Responsible Business, Global Issues, Civil Society, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship
By Jeffrey W. Pryor & Alexandra Mitchell Compassionate Careers explores a number of career paths that provide opportunities for service-focused passions to unite and empower a new movement. ]]>2015-04-16T17:00:00+00:00How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debatehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_culture_shapes_the_climate_change_debate
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_culture_shapes_the_climate_change_debate#When:21:00:00ZHow Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate focuses on the nuances of America's social psychology and cultural beliefs - and how those contexts shape the politics and readings of climate science.Global Issues, Civil Society, Environment
By Andrew J. HoffmanHow Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate focuses on the nuances of America's social psychology and cultural beliefs - and how those contexts shape the politics and readings of climate science.]]>2015-04-06T21:00:00+00:00In Their Own Handshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/in_their_own_hands
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/in_their_own_hands#When:20:00:00ZHow one, simple idea empowered communities worldwide: Jeffrey Ashe recounts the development of Saving for Change.Global Issues, Microfinance
By Jeffrey Ashe with Kyla Jagger Neilan
How one, simple idea empowered communities worldwide: Jeffrey Ashe recounts the development of Saving for Change. ]]>2015-03-09T20:00:00+00:00Winning Marriagehttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/winning_marriage
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/winning_marriage#When:21:00:00ZThe inside story of how same-sex couples took on the politicians and pundits - and won.Global Issues, Human Rights, Government
By Marc Solomon
The inside story of how same-sex couples took on the politicians and pundits - and won. ]]>2015-03-02T21:00:00+00:00The Resilience Dividendhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_resilience_dividend
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_resilience_dividend#When:17:30:00ZIn The Resilience Dividend, Judith Rodin addresses how individuals, communities, and organizations have built resilience in the aftermath of disasters, and why resilience is an urgent socio-economic issue.Global Issues
By Judith Rodin
In The Resilience Dividend, Judith Rodin addresses how individuals, communities, and organizations have built resilience in the aftermath of disasters, and why resilience is an urgent socio-economic issue. ]]>2015-01-20T17:30:00+00:00Soar: How Boys Learn, Succeed, and Develop Characterhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/soar_how_boys_learn_succeed_and_develop_character
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/soar_how_boys_learn_succeed_and_develop_character#When:21:27:00ZSoar: How Boys Learn, Succeed, and Develop Character is the story of the Eagle Academy and of the joys and challenges in educating and serving at-risk boys as they become young men.Global Issues, Education
By David C. Banks with G.F. LichtenbergSoar: How Boys Learn, Succeed, and Develop Character is the story of the Eagle Academy and of the joys and challenges in educating and serving at-risk boys as they become young men. ]]>2015-01-16T21:27:00+00:00The Impact Investorhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_impact_investor
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_impact_investor#When:17:30:00ZThe Impact Investor offers precise practices and suggestions for impactful investing from various experiences.Business, Impact Investing
By Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson, & Ben ThornleyThe Impact Investor offers precise practices and suggestions for impactful investing from various experiences.]]>2015-01-13T17:30:00+00:00Smartcutshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/smartcuts
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/smartcuts#When:17:30:00ZSmartcuts analyzes the smart shortcuts various successful people take via "lateral thinking" so that all workers and thinkers can be encouraged to work smarter.Business, Global Issues, Technology & Design
By Shane SnowSmartcuts analyzes the smart shortcuts various successful people take via "lateral thinking" so that all workers and thinkers can be encouraged to work smarter. ]]>2014-12-02T17:30:00+00:00Cheap and Cleanhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/cheap_and_clean
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/cheap_and_clean#When:23:54:00ZCheap and Clean explores how, more than anything else, beliefs about the costs and environmental harms associated with certain fuels drive opinions about energy and climate change policy.Global Issues, Civil Society, Energy
By Stephen Ansolabehere & David M. KoniskyCheap and Clean explores how, more than anything else, beliefs about the costs and environmental harms associated with certain fuels drive opinions about energy and climate change policy. ]]>2014-11-28T23:54:00+00:00Connecting to Change the World: Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impacthttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/connecting_to_change_the_world_harnessing_the_power_of_networks_for_social
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/connecting_to_change_the_world_harnessing_the_power_of_networks_for_social#When:18:36:00ZConnecting to Change the World explores common network design issues in-depth and provides advice on how to handle them.Nonprofits, Measuring Social Impact, Philanthropy, Foundations
By Peter Plastrik, Madeleine Taylor, & John ClevelandConnecting to Change the World explores common network design issues in-depth and provides advice on how to handle them.]]>2014-11-03T18:36:00+00:00Profit and Purpose: How Social Innovation is Transforming Business for Goodhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/profit_and_purpose_how_social_innovation_is_transforming_business_for_good
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/profit_and_purpose_how_social_innovation_is_transforming_business_for_good#When:20:15:00ZProfit and Purpose: How Social Innovation is Transforming Business for Good is a look at how social entrepreneurs have used business models to change the world.Business, Socially Responsible Business
By Kyle WestawayProfit and Purpose: How Social Innovation is Transforming Business for Good is a look at how social entrepreneurs have used business models to change the world. ]]>2014-10-15T20:15:00+00:00Deeply Divided: Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War Americahttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/deeply_divided_racial_politics_and_social_movements_in_post_war_america
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/deeply_divided_racial_politics_and_social_movements_in_post_war_america#When:16:30:00ZDeeply Divided: Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War America offers a sweeping look at political and economic divisions in American politics over the past century.Government
By Doug McAdam & Karina KloosDeeply Divided: Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War America offers a sweeping look at political and economic divisions in American politics over the past century. ]]>2014-10-01T16:30:00+00:00The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growthhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_reciprocity_advantage_a_new_way_to_partner_for_innovation_and_growth
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_reciprocity_advantage_a_new_way_to_partner_for_innovation_and_growth#When:16:30:00ZThe Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth offers lessons on using the competitive advantage of reciprocity to capitalize on partnerships and anticipate future disruptions.Global Issues, Food, Health
By Bob Johansen & Karl RonnThe Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth offers lessons on using the competitive advantage of reciprocity to capitalize on partnerships and anticipate future disruptions. ]]>2014-09-24T16:30:00+00:00Greening Health Care: How Hospitals Can Heal the Planethttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/greening_health_care_how_hospitals_can_heal_the_planet
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/greening_health_care_how_hospitals_can_heal_the_planet#When:17:05:00ZA new book looks at the mix of leadership, strategy, coordination, and evidence leaders need to transform the US health sector.Global Issues, Environment, Health
By Kathy Gerwig
A new book looks at the mix of leadership, strategy, coordination, and evidence leaders need to transform the US health sector.]]>2014-09-15T17:05:00+00:00New Frontiers of Philanthropyhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/new_frontiers_of_philanthropy
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/new_frontiers_of_philanthropy#When:13:46:00ZNew Frontiers of Philanthropy: A Guide to the New Tools and Actors Reshaping Global Philanthropy and Social Investing examines the potential impact of contemporary philanthropy in providing new, much-needed models of social and environmental problem-solving.Philanthropy
By Lester M. SalamonNew Frontiers of Philanthropy: A Guide to the New Tools and Actors Reshaping Global Philanthropy and Social Investing examines the potential impact of contemporary philanthropy in providing new, much-needed models of social and environmental problem-solving.]]>2014-09-03T13:46:00+00:00Overfished Ocean Strategyhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/overfished_ocean_strategy
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/overfished_ocean_strategy#When:16:51:00ZOverfished Ocean Strategy: Powering Up Innovation for a Resource-Deprived World is a book about business innovation and the specific principles that allow companies to navigate empty economic oceans with grace.Global Issues, Environment
By Nadya ZhexembayevaOverfished Ocean Strategy: Powering Up Innovation for a Resource-Deprived World is a book about business innovation and the specific principles that allow companies to navigate empty economic oceans with grace.]]>2014-08-05T16:51:00+00:00Impact Investors Are Raising Their Game (Blog)https://ssir.org/articles/entry/impact_investors_are_raising_their_game
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/impact_investors_are_raising_their_game#When:16:30:00ZTo bring impact investing into the mainstream, the World Economic Forum is using market-simulated games to advance the conversations.Business, Impact Investing, Global Issues, Arts, Energy, Environment, Health, Water, Government
By Abigail Noble & Michael Drexler
To bring impact investing into the mainstream, the World Economic Forum is using market-simulated games to advance the conversations.]]>2014-06-13T16:30:00+00:00Measuring and Improving Social Impacts: A Guide for Nonprofits, Companies, and Impact Investorshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/measuring_and_improving_social_impacts_a_guide_for_nonprofits_companies_and
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/measuring_and_improving_social_impacts_a_guide_for_nonprofits_companies_and#When:17:00:00ZMeasuring Social Impacts outlines a five-step method for figuring out which impacts matter and how to measure them.Business, Impact Investing, Nonprofits, Measuring Social Impact, Philanthropy
By Marc J. Epstein & Kristi YuthasMeasuring Social Impacts outlines a five-step method for figuring out which impacts matter and how to measure them.]]>2014-06-05T17:00:00+00:00Learning with Big Data: The Future of Educationhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/learning_with_big_data_the_future_of_education
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/learning_with_big_data_the_future_of_education#When:17:00:00ZLearning with Big Data: The Future of Education offers real-world examples of how educators are using data to improve learning.Global Issues, Education, Technology & Design
By Viktor Mayer-Schönberger & Kenneth CukierLearning with Big Data: The Future of Education offers real-world examples of how educators are using data to improve learning.]]>2014-06-02T17:00:00+00:00The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open Worldhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_big_pivot_radically_practical_strategies_for_a_hotter_scarcer_and_more
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_big_pivot_radically_practical_strategies_for_a_hotter_scarcer_and_more#When:17:00:00ZThe Big Pivot outlines strategies for saving our world in the face of today's climate and resource challenges.Business, Global Issues, Environment
By Andrew S. WinstonThe Big Pivot outlines strategies for saving our world in the face of today's climate and resource challenges.]]>2014-05-29T17:00:00+00:00The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to Solving our Most Complex Challengeshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_social_labs_revolution_a_new_approach_to_solving_our_most_complex_chall
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_social_labs_revolution_a_new_approach_to_solving_our_most_complex_chall#When:22:00:00ZIn The Social Labs Revolution, Zaid Hassan argues in favor of an experimental, rather than a planning-based, approach to today's challenges.Global Issues, Social Entrepreneurship
By Zaid Hassan
In The Social Labs Revolution, Zaid Hassan argues in favor of an experimental, rather than a planning-based, approach to today's challenges.]]>2014-05-15T22:00:00+00:00Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Timeshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/deepening_community_finding_joy_together_in_chaotic_times
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/deepening_community_finding_joy_together_in_chaotic_times#When:17:00:00ZDeepening Community explores four aspects of creating a meaningful community in a modern world.Global Issues, Civil Society
By Paul BornDeepening Community explores four aspects of creating a meaningful community in a modern world.]]>2014-05-01T17:00:00+00:00Centered Leadership: Leading with Purpose, Clarity, and Impacthttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/centered_leadership_leading_with_purpose_clarity_and_impact
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/centered_leadership_leading_with_purpose_clarity_and_impact#When:17:00:00ZThrough stories, tools, and exercises, Centered Leadership outlines an approach for becoming an effective leader, an approach developed and utilized at McKinsey.Business
By Joanna Barsh & Johanne Lavoie
Through stories, tools, and exercises, Centered Leadership outlines an approach for becoming an effective leader, an approach developed and utilized at McKinsey.]]>2014-04-17T17:00:00+00:00Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Lesshttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/essentialism_the_disciplined_pursuit_of_less
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/essentialism_the_disciplined_pursuit_of_less#When:17:00:00ZRejecting the instinct to do everything, Essentialism investigates the idea of doing "less, but better."Global Issues, Technology & Design, Social Entrepreneurship
By Greg McKeown
Rejecting the instinct to do everything, Essentialism investigates the idea of doing "less, but better."]]>2014-04-15T17:00:00+00:00The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community Is Changing the Worldhttps://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_purpose_economy_how_your_desire_for_impact_personal_growth_and_communit
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_purpose_economy_how_your_desire_for_impact_personal_growth_and_communit#When:17:00:00ZThe Purpose Economy describes how a new type of economy is taking shape, one that will emphasize serving the people.Global Issues
By The Purpose Economy describes how a new type of economy is taking shape, one that will emphasize serving the people.]]>2014-04-02T17:00:00+00:00